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Mysterious new frog species found to croak like ‘Star Trek’ special effects

The Independent 15 Oct 2024
Frog calls sound similar to boatswain whistle and tricorder from Star Trek series, researchers say .
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Whistling frogs that sound like Star Trek discovered in Madagascar

The Daily Telegraph 15 Oct 2024
One of the seven new species of frog named after Star Trek captains found in Madagascar .
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Seven newly named frog species make whistles that sound like Star Trek

New Scientist 15 Oct 2024
A group of frogs from Madagascar have mating calls that sound like Star Trek sound effects – now their species names honour captains from the series ... .
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Captain croak? New species of frogs named after ‘Star Trek’ captains

Mount Carmel Register 15 Oct 2024
Scientists named them Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway, Archer, Burnham, and Pike after seven of the most iconic captans from Star Trek ... .
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Seven new frog species discovered in Madagascar: Sounds like something from Star Trek

Science Daily 15 Oct 2024
Researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that ...
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Listen: Whistling frogs that sound like Star Trek

AOL 15 Oct 2024
Frogs that whistle “like sound effects from Star Trek” have been discovered by scientists. Most people would associate frogs with croaking, but the newly identified animals in Madagascar, an island off ...
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Newly-discovered ‘Star Trek frogs’ make noises like they’re from a sci-fi film

Metro UK 15 Oct 2024
Seven new frog species have been discovered in Madagascar which sound more like they belong in outer space than an African island nation ... Live long and prosper, frogs! (Picture ... The calls of these frogs are known as advertisement calls.
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Yes, There Are Really Frogs Named After Star Trek Characters, And The Reasoning Behind It Actually Makes Perfect Sense

Cinema Blend 15 Oct 2024
It turns out there's a new species of frogs that were discovered, and they're reminiscent of a specific franchise that's available to stream with a Paramount+ subscription ... Should a story get told about these frogs, can we please avoid that?.
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Star Trek-Inspired Names For 7 Newly Discovered Frog Species With Unusual Calls

IFL Science 15 Oct 2024
Seven new species of tree frogs have been revealed, and their new names pay tribute to Star Trek. . The seven newly discovered frogs don’t croak ... Originally, the frogs were all thought to be one species.
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Captain croak? New species of frogs named after \u2018Star Trek\u2019 captains

Potter Leader-Enterprise 15 Oct 2024
The tree frog genus Boophis, found across the rainforests of Madagascar, emit special bird-like whistling sounds in their communication with other frogs ... The island, around the size of France, is home to about 9% of the world’s frog species.
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AI and frogs

Manila Bulletin 15 Oct 2024
We have all heard the tale of the frog being slowly boiled to death. If you place a frog in boiling water, it jumps out immediately. If you put it in cold water and slowly heat it, the frog remains blissfully unaware until it is too late.
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Seven new frog species discovered in Madagascar

Phys Dot Org 15 Oct 2024
An international team of researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar ... If you think all frogs croak, you'd be wrong.
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Seven new frog species named for their ‘Star Trek’-esque calls

Popular Science 15 Oct 2024
Scientists have discovered seven new species of tree frogs in the lush rainforests of Madagascar ... To boldly go where no frog–or scientist–has gone before ... They are found across Madagascar and communicate with other frogs with their whistling sounds.

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